Coach travel booking company Busbud have announced a $9m Series A funding round that will see them expand their UK coverage.
The round has been led by OMER and Revolution Ventures and also saw participation from iNovia Capital and Real Ventures.
The news coincides with the signing of a deal with National Express that will open up nearly 1,600 new UK and Europe destinations on Busbud.
Compare and book
Busbud is a platform that helps users search, compare and book coach trips online.
It was started by Harvard MBA graduate LP Maurice who had the idea for the platform while backpacking across South America in early 2011.
Later that year, he co-founded Busbud with two friends: Microsoft veteran Mike Gradek, now CTO, and Chief Analytics Officer Frederic Thouin.
UK expansion
Jason Beevis, National Partnerships Manager at National Express UK Coach, commented:
We welcome this partnership as an example of how we strive to offer our customers increased choice.
It offers another way for people to find out about great value coach travel and makes it even easier than ever to book.